Officer-Involved Shootings
Police1’s officer-involved shootings resource page provides law enforcement professionals with timely news, expert analysis, and practical training insights related to deadly force incidents. Explore breaking updates on officer shootings nationwide, legal developments, use-of-force policies, and tactical lessons learned. Our coverage includes commentary from law enforcement leaders, attorneys, and trainers to help officers and agencies prepare for, respond to, and recover from critical incidents. Whether you are a patrol officer, supervisor, or command staff, Police1 delivers trusted resources to support informed decision-making, enhance officer safety, and improve community trust in law enforcement.
| Prepare — A Police1 tactical guide to ambush prevention and response
Though the numbers vary considerably, anywhere from 11 to 20 percent of the officers killed by gunfire each year die in ambush scenarios
A violent domestic, a house fire, a knife-wielding suspect, multiple rescues, and a “seamless response” give us an opportunity to sit back and be amazed
Everett cop may see first-degree manslaughter go to second-degree murder
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against three Oxnard police officers involved in the shooting of a mentally ill man in 2012
Acting as his own attorney, the defendant cites his persecution was a conspiracy by police
Officer-involved shootings have plunged since a spike three years ago
Detective severely wounded by burglary shooting has a lengthy recovery, chief said
A bullet came within inches of his head
Judge says a lawsuit filed by the family of a Hofstra University student killed in an off-campus police shooting can move forward
A rookie police officer was arguing with his partner over who should call their supervisor in the chaotic moments after he’d accidentally fired his gun
They have organized an effort to require police to wear body cameras
Documents shed new light on the encounter Saturday morning that took the life of Officer Daryle Holloway
Stemming from last year’s shooting death of a homeless man, officers could face up to 15 years in prison
More Baltimore police officers likely face arrest as the result of reforms in a department that requires “wholesale change,” Commissioner Anthony W. Batts wrote
Questioned why police didn’t seek medical attention for attacker or contact his parents to help
Nine-year veteran who shot and killed an immigrant farmworker in a busy intersection earlier this year has resigned
33-year-old Travis Boys had broken handcuffs on his wrist when he was arrested Sunday morning
Officer Sonny Kim, a decorated 27-year veteran of the Cincinnati Police Department, died along with the man involved in the Friday morning shooting
Las Vegas, now the first department in the country to complete a “collaborative” Justice Department review, has rewritten its use-of-force rules and ramped up training to de-escalate tense encounters
Retired judge, who handled a criminal trial of one of the teens, released the December 2013 video
Police earn praise from national law enforcement experts and community leaders for being more transparent
Multiple shots were fired between the suspect and officers responding to a 911 call
Bullet that wounded one of the officers originated from the weapon of another officer
Police officials continue to investigate the shooting
Union said decision was irresponsible and put officers at risk
Union questioned PD’s commitment to reform, while police officials and mayor accused union of misleading the public
Former police office says the bill is part of an anti-cop movement
A 2012 investigation into Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem determined he had a terrorism training document on his computer
Trooper noticed a broken headlight, went to warn driver when passenger opened fire
Video shows deputies pursuing and ultimately stopping an armored truck which led an assault on Dallas Police headquarters over the weekend
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